Original WWII Japanese Type 89 Display Grenade Discharger Knee Mortar with Inert Round and Leather Cover U.S. Badges attached to the 9th Armored

attached to the 9th Armored and acting as a motorized unit had driven across Germany capturing Euskirchen

The hilt is made from Walrus Tusk ivory that the Ottomans traded with their Northern Russian neighbors for

Thale /Harz size 64 (originally intended to accommodate head sizes of 56cm to 59cm or US 7 1/4 to US 7 3/8)

• 2 x Chapes

After a rest period in January 1945

Original WWII Japanese Type 89 Display Grenade Discharger Knee Mortar with Inert Round and Leather Cover U.S. Badges attached to the 9th ArmoredOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. Totally non functional and inert having been demilled according to specifications outlined by the BATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives). The Type 89 Grenade Discharger inaccurately and colloquially known as a knee mortar by Allied forces, is a Japanese grenade launcher or light mortar that was widely used in the Pacific Ocean theatre of World War II. This truly excellent example is